Introduction
We hold to the authority of Holy Scripture and the historic Christian faith as expressed in the Reformed and evangelical tradition.
The Scriptures
God’s Word
We believe the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired, inerrant, infallible, and sufficient Word of God. It is the final authority for faith and practice.
The Triune God
We believe in one true and living God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is holy, sovereign, and unchanging, and He is worthy of all worship and obedience.
Creation and Providence
We affirm that God is the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, working all things according to the counsel of His will, for His own glory.
Core Doctrine
What We Confess
We confess the historic, catholic faith of the Church as summarized in the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
We also affirm the Reformed Episcopal Church’s doctrinal standards, including the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and the Reformed confessions of faith.
The Fall and Sin
We believe that Adam, as the federal head of humanity, sinned and fell from original righteousness. As a result, all humanity is born in sin and under the just condemnation of God.
Salvation (The Five Solas)
We believe salvation is by grace alone (Sola Gratia), through faith alone (Sola Fide), in Christ alone (Solus Christus), to the glory of God alone (Soli Deo Gloria), as taught in Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura). These are the heart of the gospel and shape our teaching and ministry.
The Christian Life
We believe that those who are united to Christ are called to live in repentance and faith, growing in holiness by the power of the Holy Spirit through the ordinary means of grace: the Word, prayer, and the fellowship of the Church.
The Person and Work of Christ
We believe in the full deity and full humanity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, and His current intercession for the elect.
The Holy Spirit
We affirm the person and work of the Holy Spirit in convicting of sin, regenerating the heart, indwelling believers, and sanctifying the church through the Word.
The Church
We believe the Church is the body of Christ, composed of all believers. The visible church is the local expression of this body, marked by the preaching of the Word, the right administration of the sacraments, and church discipline.
The Sacraments
We affirm that Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances instituted by Christ, to be administered in the church as signs and seals of the covenant of grace.
Eschatology
We believe in the bodily return of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, and the eternal state. The righteous will enter everlasting life, and the wicked will face everlasting punishment, all to the glory of God.